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26 Episodes 2008 - 2009
This series travels to towns in Great Britain in search of interesting antiques from around the world. This series includes trips to; Bolton Abbey, Leeds Castle, Oxford, Wells, Dundee and many more.
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 7, 2008 60 mins
Season 31 opens at Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire. Items include a 200-year-old lambing chair and trinket that turns out to be a Faberge.
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 14, 2008 60 mins
At Althorp in Northamptonshire, items include a writing desk found in a coal shed; a sword used in the English Civil War; and a painting.
Episode 3
Sun, Sep 21, 2008 60 mins
Elvis memorabilia and jewelry smuggled out of pre-revolution Russia are among the appraised items.
Episode 4
Sun, Sep 28, 2008 60 mins
Included: a copying machine from 1780; a small coin; and a model of a champion racehorse.
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 60 mins
Items include an early English tapestry; modern paintings; and rare documents about the rescue of members of the Russian royal family by a British battleship at the time of the revolution.
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 60 mins
Included: a gold bangle that was found in a water tank; a silver cup.
Episode 7
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 in Southwell features a 17th-century betrothal box; rare silver; and a speaking clock.
Episode 8
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 60 mins
Conclusion. In Southwell, items include a pocket watch and a romantic painting.
Episode 9
Sun, Nov 2, 2008 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 in Leeds. Items include a painting of the first air raids over London in World War I; a casket said to have been owned by Anne Boleyn; and a collection of 1000 tie pins.
Episode 10
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 60 mins
Conclusion. In Leeds, items include a cannonball from the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar; and a collection of cigarette cards.
Episode 11
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 60 mins
Items include a phonograph once owned by Harry Lauder; and a tablecloth said to have been hand-illustrated by Francis Bacon.
Episode 12
Sun, Nov 23, 2008 60 mins
In North Wales, items include an elaborate tea service; designs for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; and a bronze that depicts the defeat of Native Americans.
Episode 13
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 60 mins
Included: jewelery made for suffragettes; a rare painting, and photos of Queen Elizabeth II's first Christmas broadcast.
Episode 14
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 60 mins
Included: a unique record of a Beatles recording session; a Maori carving; and a Russian painting.
Episode 15
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 60 mins
In Scotland, items include Chippendale furniture; and a glass vase purchased at a boot sale. Also: Prince Charles is interviewed about his efforts to prevent the collection at Dumfries House from being broken up.
Episode 16
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 60 mins
Items include a ceramic bathing beauty and a rare nativity painting. Also: a collector of vintage prams.
Episode 17
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 in Belfast. Items include a camera and a dressing table that was made for the Titanic.
Episode 18
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 60 mins
Conclusion. In Belfast, items include a Victorian-era medicine chest complete with many intact medicines; a document marking the end of World War II; and a pair of rare Irish plate buckets.
Episode 19
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 at Bishops Palace in Wells, Somerset, features a plate that may have belonged to Antarctic explorer Robert Scott.
Episode 20
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 60 mins
Conclusion. At Bishops Palace in Wells, Somerset, items include a bracelet gifted by Queen Victoria; a seal used by abolitionists; and a rare tapestry.
Episode 21
Sun, Feb 1, 2009 60 mins
In Dundee, items include a miniature clock that was smuggled out of Germany during WWII; and a copying machine from 1780.
Episode 22
Sun, Feb 8, 2009 60 mins
Part 1 of 2 in South London features a rare photograph of Winston Churchill; and a theatrical costume that dates to the early days of pantomime.
Episode 23
Sun, Feb 15, 2009 60 mins
Conclusion. In South London, items include an early illustration by artist Heath Robinson; and a set of rare miniatures.
Episode 24
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 60 mins
HMS Falcon artifacts; buttons commemorating the 1759 Battle of Quebec. Also: a first-hand account of life as a Japanese POW.
Episode 25
Sun, Apr 5, 2009 60 mins
In Swaffham, Norfolk, items include a Cartier diamond and ruby ring; a collection of RAF Pathfinder items; and Moorcroft pottery.
Episode 26
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 60 mins
A look back at Season 31 in the season finale.